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    TRUST Principles

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    Definition

    A set of guiding principles that consider Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability, and Technology (TRUST) as the essential components for assessing, developing, and sustaining the trustworthiness of digital data repositories (especially those that store research data). They are complementary to the FAIR Data Principles.

    Related terms: FAIR principles, Metadata, Open Access, Open Data, Open Material, Repository

    Reference:

    • Lin, D., Crabtree, J., Dillo, I., et al. (2020). The TRUST Principles for digital repositories. Scientific Data, 7(1), 144. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7

    Originally drafted by: Aleksandra Lazić

    Reviewed by: Jamie P. Cockcroft, Mahmoud Elsherif, Helena Hartmann, Sam Parsons

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